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Hey guys, great podcast! Listened to it while on a long train ride to Chicago’s ‘burbs.

Did you know that checkers is a solved game? There is a mathematically correct way to play that ensures you no worse a fate than a draw (like taking 3 corners in your first 3 turns in tic-tac-toe). I’m not totally sure on how to play a perfect game because I haven’t studied it (yet), as I don’t have access to the study and am not smart enough to figure it out on my own.